Axell Wireless, the wireless coverage specialist, today launched the world's first terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) digital repeater based on software defined radio (SDR) technology. The CSR438 digital channel selective repeater will provide quick, cost-effective and secure radio coverage in any TETRA network, and can be used to easily expand a base station's service area by filling in coverage gaps caused by terrain, buildings or tunnels, or simply extending coverage into ... Read More

The US Department of Defense announced late last month that Aeroflex has won a five-year, $40.5 million contract with the US Marine Corps to supply ground radio maintenance automatic test systems (GRMATS). For this contract Aeroflex will supply its newly developed test platform, the 7200 configurable automated test set (CATS). The 7200 is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) platform for testing software-defined radios, including military tactical radios and other high technology ... Read More

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Aeroflex has announced that it is on track to become the most complete global supplier of LTE test equipment by bringing to market solutions covering all aspects of LTE test. Aeroflex’s LTE test solutions range from R&D through to manufacturing across the entire LTE equipment supply chain, from chipsets to end-user services including base stations and handsets. Aeroflex’s extensive commitment to LTE reflects the decision of both GSM/UMTS and CDMA-based ... Read More

Curling Up With Hybrid Books, Videos Included / MOTOKO RICH /  NYTimes / October 1 2009 For more than 500 years the book has been a remarkably stable entity: a coherent string of connected words, printed on paper and bound between covers. But in the age of the iPhone, Kindle and YouTube, the notion of the book is becoming increasingly elastic as publishers mash together text, video and Web features in ... Read More

Aeroflex announced that it has expanded its flexible PXI modular test platform with the addition of two new 3020 series high-power and compact RF signal generators. The 3020 series are compact, high-precision PXI modular RF signal generators with integrated dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators ideally suited for R&D manufacturing and design verification of RF components and systems. The addition of the 3021C and 3026C extend the output power range of the ... Read More

TOPEX, the innovative European telecommunication company, will enlarge its range of products by launching a new product at the most successful Asian event, CommunicAsia in Singapore. From 16 June to 19 June TOPEX will exhibit at CommunicAsia 2009, the region's truly global platform that will address current and emerging issues in the ICT and digital convergence landscape. The event focuses on the latest hot technologies for applications, solutions and hardware ... Read More

Women in HCI Lecture / Allison Druin / University of Maryland / October 9, 2009 / Noon / Howe Hall / Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium / Iowa State University Abstract > For many children (ages 2-12) in the United States, mobile technologies are now an integral part of their everyday living and play experiences. They commonly use mobile phones, netbooks, pen-based computing, GPSs, computer-enhanced toys and much more. But this ... Read More

New York Times . September 28, 2009 Dialing for Answers Where Web Can’t Reach / RON NIXON KAMPALA, Uganda — The caller was frustrated. A new pest was eating away at his just-planted coffee crop, and he wanted to know what to do. Tyssa Muhima jotted down notes as the caller spoke, and promised to call back in 10 minutes with an answer. Each day, Ms. Muhima and two other ... Read More

Why do / (or don’t) museums use handheld guide? How do we perceive the medium’s future?? What are the biggest challenges in our way?? And how can we improve knowledge share in this field? It's on such questions that this survey is focused. The objective: a better collective understanding of the museum community’s use and ambitions with handheld guides / mobile interpretation. The survey is being distributed internationally. It would be fantastic if you’d ... Read More